The Innovation Advisory Committee consists of venture capitalists, tech incubators and accelerators, retail strategists and academics who advise NRF on engagement strategies to strengthen connections between the venture, technology, and retail communities.
Bain Capital Ventures – Scott Friend, Partner
Blackfinn Capital – Dave Finnegan, Advisor
Bright Pixel Capital – Miguel Cabral Bagulho, Investment Director
CAPTIS Ventures – Debra Langley, Partner
Coefficent Capital – Arpon Ray, Partner
Commerce Ventures – Matt Nichols, General Partner
Corazon Capital – Smriti Jayaraman, Principal
Data Collective Venture Capital – Bill Purcell, Equity Partner
DNX Ventures – Richard Koo, Principal
Fast Retailing – David Grant, SVP of Technology
Fernbrook Capital Management – Marigay McKee, Managing Partner
Forrester Research – Sucharita Kodali, Vice President and Principal Analyst
FTC – Michael Reidbord, President
Harbor Freight – Jean-Michel Kientz, CTO
igniteXL Ventures – Claire Chang, Founding Partner
Imaginary Ventures – Logan Langberg, Partner
Interlace Ventures – Vincent Diallo, Managing Partner
LFX Venture Partners – Janie Yu, Partner
Lyra Ventures – Alicia Teo, Associate
New Black – Greg Merrill, Advisor
NewRoad Capital Partners – Josh Jewett, Operating Partner
Plug and Play Ventures – Ignacio Miranda, Investor
Retail Innovation Club – Oren Paran, Managing Director
RevTech Ventures – David Matthews, Managing Director
Silicon Road Ventures – Sid Mookerji, Founder and Managing Partner
The New York Fashion Tech Lab – Jackie Trebilcock, Managing Director
Triangle Capital – Richard Kestenbaum, Co-founder and Partner
Tusk Strategies – Seth Webb, Executive Vice President
Walmart – Ram Rampalli, VP of New Growth and Ventures